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{
"Mourne Mountains":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountains in southeastern Northern Ireland":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u022frn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072805",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"moue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a little grimace : pout":[
"made a moue of disappointment"
]
},
"examples":[
"a moue of distaste at the display of bad manners",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In her trademark cat-eye glasses, with her bitter-lemon moue , Hoffman, as Moth, is comedy just standing there; Harada, as Mustardseed, a warmth machine. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Not just any moue , either, but a supermoue\u2014a whole cultural attitude distilled into a single boffff. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Pennywise, who sometimes takes the form of a giant spider-like monster, and whose pouty moue can suddenly sprout rows of sharp, brownish fangs, both feeds and feeds upon ordinary human viciousness. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French \u2014 more at mow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"face",
"frown",
"grimace",
"lower",
"lour",
"mouth",
"mow",
"mug",
"pout",
"scowl",
"snoot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050303",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mound":{
"antonyms":[
"bank",
"bar",
"drift"
],
"definitions":{
": a rounded hill or natural formation":[],
": a small rounded mass":[
"a mound of mashed potatoes"
],
": heap , pile":[
"mounds of work"
],
": hedge , fence":[],
": the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands":[],
": to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth":[],
": to form into a mound":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He mounded the food onto his plate.",
"a desk mounded with books and papers",
"Noun",
"the burial mounds of an ancient people",
"a mound of dirty laundry",
"a mound of mashed potatoes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The simplest method is to mound shredded leaves or bark mulch around the base of the plant to about 12 inches or so. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Just don\u2019t mound mulch up directly against the plant\u2019s stems or trunk, which invites diseases and pests. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Transfer to a shallow serving bowl, then mound the scallions and cucumber on top. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2021",
"Tear the bread into 1-inch pieces and mound them on the baking sheet. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
"Spice up a sandwich, garnish a salad, mound them up on just about anything that deserves the glory of their intense flavor and color. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Grasp the corners of the parchment and pull them toward the center to mound the granola in a pile. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2021",
"On the baking sheet, mound the potatoes and cauliflower in the center and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2021",
"If the dough is cracking, mound it into a ball and roll out again. \u2014 Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dillhoff belted seven homers to lead the Eastern Cincinnati Conference and was a workhorse on the mound going 6-5 with 95 strikeouts in 51.1 innings and a 2.32 ERA. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"Nick Pivetta will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to avoid a sweep. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Skubal hasn't had the answers of late on the mound , either. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"Michael Kopech was back on the mound one week after leaving his previous start for the Chicago White Sox after two-thirds of an inning with right knee discomfort. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"On the mound : Alex Wood started for San Francisco and allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, the first time since June 7 a Giants starter had allowed more than two runs in an outing. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
"On the mound , Joe Ryan and Sonny Gray have been the Twins\u2019 best starters with ERAs of 2.81 and 2.41, respectively, along with high strikeout rates. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Relief pitcher Phil Maton is now on the mound with Houston protecting a 7-2 lead, while Lowe, Duran, and Miller were all up to bat again. \u2014 Robert Zeglinski, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"San Antonio was otherwise light on prospects amid last week\u2019s roster turnover, getting just two games in the outfield from No. 23 Tirso Ornelas and 12/3 innings on the mound from No. 14 Kevin Kopps. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mau\u0307nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bank",
"hill"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112114",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mount":{
"antonyms":[
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"definitions":{
": a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope":[],
": a high hill : mountain":[
"\u2014 used especially before an identifying name Mount Everest"
],
": a hinge, card, or acetate envelope for mounting a stamp":[],
": a jewelry setting":[],
": an attachment for an accessory":[],
": an undercarriage or part on which a device (such as a motor or an artillery piece) rests in service":[],
": earthwork sense 1":[],
": frame , support : such as":[],
": mound sense 2a(1)":[],
": rise , ascend":[],
": the material (such as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted":[],
": to arrange or assemble for use or display":[],
": to attach to a support":[],
": to cause to get on a means of conveyance":[],
": to climb on top of for copulation":[],
": to furnish with animals for riding":[],
": to go up : climb":[],
": to have as equipment":[],
": to increase in amount or extent":[
"expenses began to mount"
],
": to launch and carry out (something, such as an assault or a campaign)":[],
": to lift up : raise":[],
": to organize and equip (an attacking force)":[
"mount an army"
],
": to post or set up for defense or observation":[
"mounted some guards"
],
": to prepare (something, such as a specimen) for examination or display":[],
": to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution":[
"mount an opera"
],
": to put or have in position":[
"mount artillery"
],
": to seat or place oneself on":[],
": to set on something that elevates":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Their troubles have continued to mount .",
"The pressure mounted as the crisis continued.",
"The cowboy mounted his horse and then quickly dismounted.",
"She mounted her bicycle and rode away."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mounten, monten \"to rise up, ascend, get up onto (a horse), add up (to),\" borrowed from Anglo-French monter, munter (transitive) \"to climb (something), get up onto (a horse), add up to, set up, prepare,\" (intransitive) \"to go upward, get on horseback, go up in the world, rise in intensity\" (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Vulgar Latin *mont\u0101re, derivative of Latin mont-, mons \"mountain, hill\" \u2014 more at mount entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English munt, mont, mount, in part going back to Old English munt, borrowed from Latin mont-, mons ; in part borrowed from Anglo-French munt, mount (continental Old French mon, mont ), going back to Latin mont-, mons \"mountain, hill, towering heap, pile,\" derivative, with the suffix *-ti-, of Indo-European *mon- \"elevation, height,\" whence also, from a base *monii\u032fo-, Welsh mynydd \"mountain,\" Old Cornish menit (Cornish meneth ), Old Breton monid (Breton menez )":"Noun",
"derivative of mount entry 2":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mau\u0307nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072831",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"mountain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a great mass":[
"a mountain of a man",
"\u2014 E. K. Brown"
],
": a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill":[
"The sun set behind the mountains ."
],
": a vast number or quantity":[
"a mountain of mail",
"a mountain of debt"
],
": an elongated ridge":[]
},
"examples":[
"She watched the sun set behind the mountains .",
"a cabin in the mountains",
"They both like mountain climbing.",
"We've received a mountain of mail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In recent days, Milan said, the mountain had experienced record temperatures. \u2014 Emma Bubola, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"For that reason, the course feels like a fusion of links and mountain golf, which introduces a challenging juxtaposition of styles and strategies that golfers must navigate throughout their rounds. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022",
"Put it on the playlist for marathon running, mountain climbing, or just getting yourself out of bed in the morning. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
"This clicked for me with his example of three mountain climbers. \u2014 Andy Robertson, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Nowadays when the snow dwindles (skiing ended on June 5 this year), mountain bikers take over the chair lifts. \u2014 Christopher Reynoldsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"Machu Picchu, a complex of stone structures sitting atop a mountain , was built more than 500 years ago by the Incas, whose empire controlled large swaths of South America from what is today southern Ecuador to central Chile. \u2014 CNN , 1 July 2022",
"The new Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle will go not to the heavy armored and mechanized forces, but instead to the light infantry, airborne, and mountain units, bolstering their firepower and mobility. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
"Wilson, a former competitive skier from Vermont, was considered one of America's top gravel and mountain cyclists. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French muntaine , from Vulgar Latin *montanea , from feminine of *montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus , from mont-, mons":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mau\u0307n-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alp",
"hump",
"mount",
"peak"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175226",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain dew":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": moonshine sense 3":[]
},
"examples":[
"one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bootleg",
"moonshine",
"white lightning"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063736",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain laurel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a North American evergreen shrub or small tree ( Kalmia latifolia ) of the heath family with glossy leaves and umbels of rose-colored or white flowers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most noticeable blooms in my neighborhood are on Texas mountain laurel and redbud, but the cemetery iris, bluebonnets, larkspur and rain lilies are also blooming. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Later in the spring, azaleas also bloom, along with rhododendrons and mountain laurel . \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The gardens are home to an important collection of plants in the heath family, including native and nonnative rhododendrons and azaleas, along with blueberries, mountain laurel and others, some of which are rare. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The hardwood canopy is at its most lush, and while spring might be peak wildflower season, June has its own floral display as mountain laurel blooms white. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Deer tend not to eat Texas mountain laurel , vinca, viburnum, thyrallis, lantana, salvia, milkweed, yucca, four-o-clock and mint marigold, to name a few. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Texas mountain laurel is native to hot, sunny hillsides in arid parts of the state. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Nov. 2021",
"In the tradition of the landscape gardens of the eighteenth century without the formality, this garden offers a woodland walk with ferns, moss, loads of mountain laurel and a half acre pond. \u2014 courant.com , 14 May 2021",
"Three-fifths of the surrounding county was state or federal forest, thick with mountain laurel and, in warmer months, teeming with mushrooms, ramps, ginseng, goldenseal, and sassafras. \u2014 Stephen Kurczy, Wired , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113128",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain leather":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an absorbent asbestos occurring in thin tough flexible sheets : palygorskite":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain nyala":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nyala sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130018",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain oak":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a chestnut oak ( Quercus montana)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211806",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain of Venus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mons veneris":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of New Latin mons Veneris":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003317",
"type":[]
},
"mountain oyster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the testis of a bull calf, sheep, boar, or other animal used as food":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091053"
},
"mountain paca":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several rodents of the mountains of western South America that constitute a genus ( Stictomys ) closely related to Dasyprocta":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024310",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountain panther":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cougar sense 1":[],
": snow leopard":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134759",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mountainous":{
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"definitions":{
": containing many mountains":[],
": resembling a mountain : huge":[]
},
"examples":[
"the seemingly mountainous obstacles he had to overcome while growing up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Three large wildfires skirted the mountainous city this spring alone, prompting hundreds of people to evacuate, closing down a major highway and destroying some homes. \u2014 Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"The helicopter came down near Blair Mountain, in a mountainous part of the state. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The temblor struck a remote and mountainous area near the border with Pakistan, flattening homes and leaving people trapped beneath the rubble. \u2014 Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"An earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people, injuring 1,500 more and destroying buildings in two mountainous provinces. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Photos from nearby Paktika province, a rural and mountainous region where most of the deaths have been reported, show houses reduced to rubble. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"One of the best Golden Circle alternatives is the Diamond Circle in Iceland\u2019s vast, mountainous north. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
"In Ecuador\u2019s mountainous Amazon rainforest, offering financial and technical support to family farmers is paying off for Maria Del Carmen Narvaez, who co-founded a plantain business, Agroapoyo, with her brother in 2001. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Views encompass the mountainous Chamela-Cuixmala nature reserve, the Pacific Ocean and the beaches below. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mounteynous, borrowed from Anglo-French muntaignus, from muntaigne, mountaigne mountain + -us -ous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mau\u0307n-t\u0259-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8mau\u0307nt-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031317",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"mounting":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mount entry 3 sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"a mounting for an engine",
"a mounting for a diamond",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With turmoil mounting , the French government threw EDF a \u20ac2 billion lifeline in February. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"To accomplish this, Schulze stripped-down a red motorcycle helmet and jury-rigged a mounting for the first consumer color video chip camera. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
"Why is Cleveland mounting and offensive to stop a move by the state to shift the burden of police and fire pension costs to the [00:10:00] cities. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The discovery brought immediate condemnation from Ukrainian officials and once again underscored the mounting , often hidden, toll of the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Fred Flintstone floorboards would need to be cut out, and the front subframe would require a weekend's worth of time and countless spot-weld drill bits to free it from its original mounting position. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The most noteworthy for both country and beyond was the mounting of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"With lawsuits over Purdue\u2019s role mounting , the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2019. \u2014 Geoff Mulvihill, courant.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Matthew Gardiner, Signature\u2019s new artistic director, offers up a fresh, in-the-round mounting of Jonathan Larson\u2019s richly melodic tapestry of love, gentrification and AIDS at the end of the millennium. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1618, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mau\u0307n-ti\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brace",
"buttress",
"mount",
"prop",
"reinforcement",
"shore",
"spur",
"stay",
"support",
"underpinning"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065557",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mourn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to feel or express grief or sorrow":[
"When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn ."
],
": to feel or express grief or sorrow for":[
"mourned the death of his son"
],
": to murmur mournfully":[
"\u2014 used especially of doves"
],
": to utter mournfully":[
"let the whirlwind mourn its requiem",
"\u2014 W. S. Gilbert"
]
},
"examples":[
"She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.",
"Thousands of people mourned his death.",
"She was mourned by everyone who knew her.",
"She mourned the loss of her youth.",
"He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As officials look for answers, communities mourn the lives lost in a weekend of deadly gun violence. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"In a bunting ceremony, firefighters mourn the passing of a firefighter who died in the line of duty by hanging up black drapes, in this case, on the fire station and on trucks parked nearby. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 13 May 2022",
"Nick Cave continues to mourn the death of his eldest son Jethro Lazenby. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"The numbers ebulliently nourish the spirit in this musical about a family gathering to mourn the death of its matriarch, a master chef of black-eyed peas with bacon and stewed okra and tomato. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But soon after it was released, colleagues took to Twitter to mourn her death. \u2014 Uliana Pavlova, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Many celebrities took to Twitter to mourn the star\u2019s death. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Family and friends took to social media to mourn Varnado\u2019s death over the weekend, posting photos from local events and videos of his performances over the years. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The entertainment industry continues to mourn the death of comedian and Full House star Bob Saget, who died Sunday, Jan. 9, at 65. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 13 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English murnan ; akin to Old High German morn\u0113n to mourn, Greek merm\u0113ra care \u2014 more at memory":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u022frn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bleed",
"grieve",
"hurt",
"sorrow",
"suffer"
],
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"The surrounding Soundsuits are similarly mournful , draped in black, then covered in rows of faux flowers, vintage materials and sequined appliqu\u00e9s. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Or Myroslav Skoryk, a composer whose lyrically mournful work includes inflections of folk music. \u2014 Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Attendees posted several videos from Thursday\u2019s vigil along with mournful messages eulogizing Orr. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Als\u2019s mournful essay shows how a virus upended an entire social world, and despite our effective treatments for the disease, the emotional scars haven\u2019t healed. \u2014 Joseph Osmundson, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
"Anchored by a mournful performance from Christopher Walken and produced by the Hollywood legend Dino De Laurentiis, the film was well reviewed and made back double its budget. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The resulting music is dynamic, at times mournful , fiery, and tender, but almost always culminates in an epic jam session. \u2014 Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Wiley is a master of structure and pacing, with a gift for ending chapters at their most gripping moments, which gives this quiet, mournful novel the page-turning quality of a thriller. \u2014 Jung Yun, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Suddenly the sound of seagulls is temporarily drowned out by the mournful wail of the pipes. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
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"Or Myroslav Skoryk, a composer whose lyrically mournful work includes inflections of folk music. \u2014 Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Attendees posted several videos from Thursday\u2019s vigil along with mournful messages eulogizing Orr. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Als\u2019s mournful essay shows how a virus upended an entire social world, and despite our effective treatments for the disease, the emotional scars haven\u2019t healed. \u2014 Joseph Osmundson, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
"Anchored by a mournful performance from Christopher Walken and produced by the Hollywood legend Dino De Laurentiis, the film was well reviewed and made back double its budget. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The resulting music is dynamic, at times mournful , fiery, and tender, but almost always culminates in an epic jam session. \u2014 Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Wiley is a master of structure and pacing, with a gift for ending chapters at their most gripping moments, which gives this quiet, mournful novel the page-turning quality of a thriller. \u2014 Jung Yun, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Suddenly the sound of seagulls is temporarily drowned out by the mournful wail of the pipes. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
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"The surrounding Soundsuits are similarly mournful , draped in black, then covered in rows of faux flowers, vintage materials and sequined appliqu\u00e9s. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Or Myroslav Skoryk, a composer whose lyrically mournful work includes inflections of folk music. \u2014 Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Attendees posted several videos from Thursday\u2019s vigil along with mournful messages eulogizing Orr. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Als\u2019s mournful essay shows how a virus upended an entire social world, and despite our effective treatments for the disease, the emotional scars haven\u2019t healed. \u2014 Joseph Osmundson, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
"Anchored by a mournful performance from Christopher Walken and produced by the Hollywood legend Dino De Laurentiis, the film was well reviewed and made back double its budget. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The resulting music is dynamic, at times mournful , fiery, and tender, but almost always culminates in an epic jam session. \u2014 Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Wiley is a master of structure and pacing, with a gift for ending chapters at their most gripping moments, which gives this quiet, mournful novel the page-turning quality of a thriller. \u2014 Jung Yun, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Suddenly the sound of seagulls is temporarily drowned out by the mournful wail of the pipes. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
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"a day of national mourning",
"She is still in mourning for her dead husband.",
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"a period of deep mourning",
"His widow was dressed in mourning .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s when the mourning starts, particularly from the dead man\u2019s brother Matalusa (played by Kaya Free). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Now, the mourning has evolved into something more individualized. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"On April 30, after a yearlong customary Ethiopian mourning period following the death of Ms. Mengesha and then two postponements caused by the pandemic, Ms. Makonnen and Mr. Robinson were married before 216 guests at SS. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Sam, sleepwalking through the mourning period after her sister Holly\u2019s death as a professional essay-grader for a College Board-like company, is convinced that the window for making life happen has passed her by. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The Bhutanese practice of contemplating death has grown out of a larger cultural context that does not shirk from mortality, as evidenced by the country\u2019s elaborate funeral rites and the tradition of observing a 49-day mourning period. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The city has declared an official mourning period that will last until Friday. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But another source claimed that police have carried out a similar mandate since the beginning of the month to ensure an appropriate mood for the mourning period. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The general's home state of Uttarakhand, in northern India, announced a three-day mourning period on Wednesday. \u2014 Esha Mitra, Vedika Sud And Rhea Mogul, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Flying insects such as the resident mourning cloak butterfly, adorned in yellow and black, are beginning to emerge. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fitzsimmons says mourning dove numbers are slightly below the long-term average in the central and north zones, but the totals are up from the state\u2019s last spring survey in 2019. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Wildlife experts estimate the state\u2019s resident mourning dove population at around 25 million. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 21 Aug. 2021",
"The oblivious mourning dove outweighs many rivals, but proves relatively peaceful. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"There are no reliable data on Los Angeles\u2019 mourning dove population. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Over George Washington\u2019s head, the mourning dove \u2019s glossy swirls ping against a matte sky. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Texas mourning dove hunters make up about one-third of the national total and typically account for about 33% of the national harvest on mourning doves and 90% of the whitewing total. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 29 Aug. 2020",
"Bob McPherson of Mount Airy, Md., is partial to the calming coo of the mourning dove . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Bill said, watching the distinctive outline of an airborne mourning dove appear amid the gathering light a few hundred yards distant. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Sep. 2020"
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"The house was infested with mice and rats.",
"He moved the mouse to click on the icon.",
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"a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In an isolated ancient village set among fields of sheep, Brian lives in a stone house called Plox Green Cottage, his only company a mouse called Mr. Williams. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Whether dangling a feather toy, tossing a catnip mouse or setting up a robot for your cat to chase, engaging with your pet can strengthen your relationship. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"The small case has two compartments: one with two mesh pockets for tech like a phone and a power bank or external hard drive, the other for cables, adapters, headphones, a mouse and/or small wall chargers. \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2022",
"On May 5, 2000, an elderly mouse named Cumulina, whose birth had captured international headlines, died of natural causes. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Jack, a speed demon and a danger mouse , but above all a gentleman, would wait for me at every telephone pole. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Clues this time included a horse, a Disney-like mouse , Simon Cowell, hail. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"The prisoner, a Solon man, 23, resisted fingerprinting and broke a computer mouse . \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"The Razer Viper Ultimate has been replaced by the new Viper V2 Pro, but at today's deal price the former is still worth recommending for those who want a high-performing wireless gaming mouse . \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So users can mouse across devices and drag and drop files between them. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Volume and mute are easy to access without having to mouse over to your video application. \u2014 Zane Pickett, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The viewer can mouse over each element and read a brief description, and then perhaps click a link to access more details. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"At the end of a long day of video calls and Slack messages, workers unable or unwilling to meet up at the bar can mouse over to another tab for some virtual socialization on apps such as Discord and Clubhouse. \u2014 Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Zoom in on the map to find individual restaurants and mouse over locations to access the latest state inspection reports. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"In what will be the office of incoming press secretary Jen Psaki, a computer keyboard and mouse on her desk were encased in plastic. \u2014 The Associated Press, NOLA.com , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Nonadjustable armrest height and width means this chair won't support keyboard and mouse hands properly for many, if not most, people. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 1 Dec. 2020",
"To figure out how cells do this, researchers tested two known for going the distance\u2014a soil-dwelling amoeba (Dictyostelium discoideum) and mouse pancreatic cancer cells. \u2014 Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS , 27 Aug. 2020"
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"The movie is a fantasy about a mousy housewife who is transformed into a glamorous star.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seydoux stars alongside Viggo Mortensen, who plays her brooding partner, Saul, and Kristen Stewart, who plays a mousy assistant at an organ registry, eager to learn more about the couple. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The narrative has changed: Suddenly the unpopular girl is the queen bee, the underdog is the top dog, the mousy loser has become the shiny-haired winner. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"When a local reporter interviews a mousy housewife about her life-changing encounter with a coyote, their eerie trek in the woods leaves them forever bonded with each other\u2026 and the beast. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Gone are the days of her mousy brown hair (a wig worn by Witherspoon), now replaced by a shade of blonde that perfectly blends in with The Morning Show's sunshiny vibe. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Staring back at my reflection, my hair is now very long and flat and my outgrown highlights have turned a dark, brassy blonde, revealing my natural mousy brown hair underneath. \u2014 Amelia Bell, refinery29.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The story is of an opposites-attract romance: a WASP-y jock, Hubbell, who aspires to be a novelist, and a mousy , Jewish student radical, Katie, who refuses to bend her communist beliefs to fit in. \u2014 Christina Newland, Vulture , 18 Aug. 2021",
"In Shadow and Bone, Alina is depicted as plain (if not homely), with mousy brown hair and pale, sallow skin. \u2014 Lauren Puckett, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2021"
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"The movie is a fantasy about a mousy housewife who is transformed into a glamorous star.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seydoux stars alongside Viggo Mortensen, who plays her brooding partner, Saul, and Kristen Stewart, who plays a mousy assistant at an organ registry, eager to learn more about the couple. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The narrative has changed: Suddenly the unpopular girl is the queen bee, the underdog is the top dog, the mousy loser has become the shiny-haired winner. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"When a local reporter interviews a mousy housewife about her life-changing encounter with a coyote, their eerie trek in the woods leaves them forever bonded with each other\u2026 and the beast. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Gone are the days of her mousy brown hair (a wig worn by Witherspoon), now replaced by a shade of blonde that perfectly blends in with The Morning Show's sunshiny vibe. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Staring back at my reflection, my hair is now very long and flat and my outgrown highlights have turned a dark, brassy blonde, revealing my natural mousy brown hair underneath. \u2014 Amelia Bell, refinery29.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The story is of an opposites-attract romance: a WASP-y jock, Hubbell, who aspires to be a novelist, and a mousy , Jewish student radical, Katie, who refuses to bend her communist beliefs to fit in. \u2014 Christina Newland, Vulture , 18 Aug. 2021",
"In Shadow and Bone, Alina is depicted as plain (if not homely), with mousy brown hair and pale, sallow skin. \u2014 Lauren Puckett, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2021"
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"\u2014 Time"
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"\u2014 T. E. May"
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"\u2014 Jackson Burgess"
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": to repeat without comprehension or sincerity":[
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": to talk insolently or impudently":[
"\u2014 usually used with off"
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": to talk pompously : rant":[
"\u2014 often used with off"
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"finally gave mouth to her feelings"
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"Noun",
"He kissed her on the mouth .",
"He threatened to punch me in the mouth .",
"She stood there with her mouth agape.",
"I burned the roof of my mouth .",
"They told him to keep his mouth closed when chewing and not to talk with his mouth full.",
"He wiped his mouth with a napkin after eating.",
"She regretted saying it as soon as the words were out of her mouth .",
"The smell of the food made my mouth water.",
"The candy melts in your mouth .",
"The medication is taken by mouth .",
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"She was just mouthing the usual meaningless platitudes about the need for reform.",
"silently mouthing the words to a song",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"De La Cruz went to the child and allegedly squeezed his nose and mouth to silence him, causing his nose to bleed, the statement said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"The reality star first shared a photo of little Chicago with some red makeup around her eyes, nose and mouth \u2014 reminiscent of a clown \u2014 followed by a photo of North, who had extra red makeup dripping down her chin and neck. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose, and mouth . \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"In addition, a mask must be worn over the nose and mouth at all times inside the building and theatre. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Neither office specified which type of masks must be worn, but a release from the courts said masks must be well-fitting and cover both the nose and mouth . \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"The virus spreads through droplets from the nose or mouth . \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"If you get infected as a kid when a grandparent gives you a hug or kiss, the virus has a long way to travel from the nose or mouth all the way to the nervous system. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"People can be infected when saliva, mucous or feces from an infected bird gets into their eyes, nose or mouth . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Fish will be moving slowly and may mouth it, then spit it out and swim off. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Still afraid that Nurse Vivian would somehow mouth the words off key, the director told her to stay as far from the microphone as possible. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Some of them would just stand there and mouth the words, beer delivery. \u2014 David Lahuta, Travel + Leisure , 7 Oct. 2020",
"These days, designers who\u2019d rather die than gain ten pounds, designers who\u2019d rather make clothes for purse dogs than fat people, could mouth the right platitudes and make the right gestures. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 5 May 2020",
"Who is speaking the truth, and on what basis, and who is merely mouthing what people want to hear",
"Big fish, say a 2-pound female, will mouth it gently without moving. \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 25 Mar. 2020",
"His peers are out there right now bad- mouthing the Bearcats. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"For months, Trump and his allies bad- mouthed her to Zelenskiy and others in Kyiv. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 16 Nov. 2019"
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"Middle English mouthen, derivative of mouth mouth entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, going back to Old English m\u016b\u00fe, going back to Germanic *mun\u00fea- (whence also Old Frisian m\u016bth, mund \"mouth,\" Old Saxon m\u016bth, Middle Dutch mont, Old High German munt, Old Icelandic munnr, Gothic mun\u00fes ), going back to dialectal Indo-European *mn\u0325t-, whence also Welsh mant \"mouth, jaw, mandible,\" Latin mentum \"chin\"":"Noun"
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"also \u02c8mau\u0307th",
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": to talk in a loud, unpleasant, or rude way":[
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": harmonica sense 2":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phil Lindberg\u2019s magnetometer moment involved the aforementioned mouth organ . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The pines, acting like the reeds in a giant mouth organ , amplified the roar. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 6 Nov. 2020",
"As a teenager, Gen. Rowny performed in a Baltimore harmonica band alongside the mouth organ virtuoso Larry Adler. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2017"
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"It was a delicious meal. We enjoyed every mouthful .",
"His last name is a real mouthful .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hollinger, a Mennonite whose parents operated a grocery store in Lancaster, Pa., and who went on to become a chef and caterer, concedes that the restaurant\u2019s mile-long name is a mouthful . \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"In the end, the only true hiccup was Larson's mouthful of wine that landed all over Gregory on the victory podium. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"So, while the T-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at Navy Pier may be a mouthful to say. \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Green Superfoods Oil Jelly Serum is definitely a mouthful , but that shouldn\u2019t turn you away from this unique serum-oil hybrid. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"That mouthful suggests an amalgam of various versions, though the big hurdle is the off-putting character piloting the narrative, who creates a hole at its center. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"This cab uses grapes from 24 vineyard blocks, blending together in a silky mouthful with punctuating notes of vanilla and oak. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"That mouthful of a title describes a patent application Microsoft first filed in November 2020 but which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office just last week (as noticed by Game Rant). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"Sausages splashed with mustard and chimichurri sauce are the savory makings of this classic Argentinean mouthful whose name is a mash-up of chorizo (sausage) and pan (bread). \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the feeding process, the female mosquito uses a mouthpart called the proboscis\u2014which is also used to feed on flowers\u2014to pierce the skin and feed on the blood. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Mosquitoes, for instance, pierce the skin with their long, thin mouthparts , while certain biting flies boast serrated jaws that slash through flesh. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 2 Dec. 2019",
"The insect had a curved body and head for reaching inside flowers to feed, and its mouthparts include leglike appendages for collecting and transporting pollen similar to those of modern beetle pollinators. \u2014 Stephenie Livingston, Science | AAAS , 11 Nov. 2019",
"Looking at the shape of their mouthparts , the team predicted that the nematodes had different lifestyles; some were adapted for grazing on microbes, some were designed for predation and others were set up for parasitizing a host animal. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Because moths had already developed strawlike mouthparts , one group was able to exploit the novel food source, and evolved into butterflies. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work , 23 Oct. 2019",
"When the material gets wet, however, their needle-like mouthparts slip right through. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 20 Aug. 2019",
"But the sensation is uniquely tactile, not at all unpleasant, as thousands of soft, plump grubs, each the size of a grain of rice, wriggle against your skin, tiny mouthparts gently poking your flesh. \u2014 Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post , 3 July 2019",
"Known as an assassin bug, Sycanus uses its mouthpart to stab its insect prey, including the fire caterpillar, one of the most important pests of oil palm trees. \u2014 Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS , 11 July 2019"
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"the mouthpiece of a trumpet",
"He's been acting as a mouthpiece for the government on questions of foreign policy.",
"The company has hired an attorney as a mouthpiece to answer its critics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now give them something memorable to do, other than just serving as a mouthpiece for the product. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 Feb. 2022",
"But this, coming from a man so widely seen as a mouthpiece for President Vladimir Putin that his villas in Italy have been attacked by pro-Ukraine protesters, appeared to be a threat of a wider war. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Allen is not only Darius Garland\u2019s lethal pick-and-roll partner on offense but the defensive mouthpiece -- an imposing shot-blocker who may get consideration for NBA All-Defense. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Foreign minister since 2004, he is not considered part of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s inner-circle, and is sometimes dismissed by Kremlin scholars as more an apparatchik and mouthpiece than a policymaker. \u2014 Karen Deyoung, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Knowing this -- and perhaps seeking to amplify the rift -- DeSantis has moved into the position of Fox's #1 mouthpiece in Republican politics. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"And to the screen, when a dockworker criticizing Jaskier\u2019s songs becomes a mouthpiece for fans. \u2014 Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Perhaps ironically, Meadows served as a key mouthpiece in amplifying Trump's repeated and baseless claims of widespread and outcome-altering voter fraud in 2020. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
"That's when Bridges angrily threw his mouthpiece in the man's direction, striking a teenage girl in the first row. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"flat",
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"an eye-catching display of mouthwatering cakes and pastries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The prospect of what the Dynamic HDR Enhancer might be able to do with the VW1025ES\u2019s 2,200 lumens of peak brightness (versus 2,000 on the already spectacular VW915ES) is pretty mouthwatering . \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The world\u2019s most mouthwatering cider doughnuts still come from Bartlett\u2019s Orchard in Richmond. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Between watching clips of dogs being absolutely adorable and mouthwatering shots of Thanksgiving food being prepared by friends, something caught my eye on Instagram today. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 27 Nov. 2019",
"So, in order to make this year's Labor Day festivities truly memorable, do yourself a favor and stock up on a few six-packs (or several) of the finest, most mouthwatering brews this summer had to offer. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Aug. 2017",
"The Ruth\u2019s Chris chefs create mouthwatering dishes including handcrafted, house-prepared classics and indulgent new creations. \u2014 Ruth's Chris Steak House, Bon Appetit , 14 May 2018",
"There will, of course, be plenty of drama when the second legs are played next month: Barcelona\u2019s home meeting with Chelsea, Juventus\u2019s visit to Tottenham, even Real Madrid\u2019s trip to Paris Saint-Germain all remain mouthwatering prospects. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 22 Feb. 2018",
"For summertime wedding cakes, Amy Beck Cake Design has had mouthwatering success with a vibrant passionfruit curd. \u2014 Molly Fitzpatrick, Bon Appetit , 25 July 2017",
"Atl\u00e9tico Madrid will play their opening match in the Audi Cup tomorrow - a four team tournament being held in Munich, with Napoli, Liverpool and the hosts Bayern Munich completing the mouthwatering lineup. \u2014 SI.com , 1 Aug. 2017"
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"\u02c8mau\u0307th-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259-ri\u014b",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In all, though, the series charms, aided by Goncalves\u2019 work as a spirited, mouthy tween whose belief in herself carries her family along with it. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"In the mouthy matriarchal role, Thomas is a special magnitude of irresistible. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Taylor, drawn to the ring by her boxer father and brothers, is the antithesis of her mouthy countryman, former UFC champion Conor McGregor. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, Nick gets mouthy and weird while Meredith and Nick's best resident, Jordan, cut Brian open. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Sam\u2019s consciousness as the third person will allow, channels the mouthy freedom and inchoate urgency of an unhinged post. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"How chapped would his lips have to be to take a smudge of it from her mouthy tube",
"Game 2 between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets became physical, players became mouthy and tensions ran high. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2021",
"The blackberry, mint, bourbon and that red wine floater had a mouthy , sweet, balanced taste to it that lingered on your tongue. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 8 Apr. 2021"
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Creating the perfect work-from-home desk is no easy feat but this leather mouse pad might help. \u2014 Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"The Kickstarter page claims the optical sensor doesn't need a mouse pad . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
"With the addition of an attachable ambidextrous mouse pad , this versatile surface can also be used on top of a table to make a stand-up desk. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Ysagi's reversible desk mat and mouse pad is another best-seller that's going for less. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"As a consequence of his status, of course, Shakespeare is also written English\u2019s most recognizable clich\u00e9, from middle-school skit to mouse pad . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Lexus has long been known for, plus the jettisoning of their old touch mouse pad , thank God. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
"Then there\u2019s the option for dedicated mouse space, either via a mouse pad or an attachable tray. \u2014 Jared Newman, PCWorld , 20 May 2021",
"The area where the computer sits is staged like a workspace, complete with what appears to be a commemorative mouse pad featuring a still from Various Self Playing Bowling Games. \u2014 Katie Rothstein, Vulture , 12 Apr. 2021"
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"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The instruments appear to have been made by splintering the ribs of cows or horses, which distinguishes them from other ancient mouth harps found in the region. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2018",
"The mouth harp that Borodovsky played is about 4.3 inches long and 3.3 inches wide. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 Jan. 2018"
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"mouseproof":{
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"definitions":{
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"In this cult classic directed by the late Sydney Pollack, Redford plays a mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit, becoming the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe on the early frontier. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"Johnson \u2014 who last year advised using mouthwash to combat COVID-19 and labeled Social Security a Ponzi scheme \u2014 has already roped God into his bizarre take on vaccines and again questioned the seriousness of last year's Capitol riot. \u2014 Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"Beyond Gorillas Central Africa\u2019s mountain gorilla success story\u2014the population increased from 786 to 1,000 over the past decade\u2014will always be a major draw. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Sep. 2020",
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"The final social post announcement on Instagram of \u2018Intego\u2019 as the name for the baby mountain gorilla , garnered over 1.4 million reactions. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 Nov. 2020"
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"Last week\u2019s cull was the second time Grand Teton used aerial operations to reduce mountain goat numbers. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In May, Wood posted a semi-viral TikTok of a baby mountain goat following her around for three days during a hike in Washington. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 June 2021",
"The Snow Peak Trail is an easy nine-mile round-trip hike to an old fire tower with panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains and the occasional mountain goat . \u2014 Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2018",
"This year, the zoo said its Amur Tigers are rooting for the Bengals, while its Turkmenian Markhors \u2014 a Himalayan species of mountain goat \u2014 are siding with the Rams. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Custer is truly a national-caliber state park, thanks to its high-winding scenic drives and a safari-like Wildlife Loop starring pronghorn, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, burros, the elusive mountain goat , and around 1,400 bison. \u2014 Simon Peter Groebner, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021",
"In 1859, Mutton ate the head off a mountain goat skin that was in Gibbs\u2019s care, bringing a colleague to near tears. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 10 Mar. 2021"
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"He was ignored on almost every major issue by the incredible cast of fools and mountebanks with whom the president* has surrounded himself. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 13 Mar. 2018",
"Laying it off on senior administration officials will no longer fly given the liars, hustlers, incompetents, poseurs and mountebanks who dominate this West Wing. \u2014 David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com , 9 Mar. 2018",
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"Koudounaris learned of an army tomcat named the Colonel, for example, who was stationed at San Francisco\u2019s Presidio in the 1890s and was said to be the best mouser the army ever had. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The 12-year-old tabby is the government\u2019s official chief mouser to the Cabinet Office. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2019",
"As mousers , cats earn their keep guarding the sacks of grain that are essential to distilleries and breweries. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 18 Dec. 2017",
"Philadelphia\u2019s Animal Care and Control Team established the program about four years ago to place unadoptable cats \u2014 the biters and the skittish, the swatters and the ones who won\u2019t use a litter box \u2014 into jobs as mousers at barns or stables. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"The researchers even found evidence of these human-loving cats at the Viking port of Ralswiek on the Baltic Sea, says Geigl, and the Iranian port of Siraf, confirming that the faithful mousers commonly joined sailing crews. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian , 19 June 2017",
"The only member of the household on Downing Street to be spared the indignity of one of the fastest political transitions in recent memory will be Larry the Cat, a tabby who holds the title of chief mouser to the cabinet office. \u2014 Dan Bilefsky, New York Times , 12 July 2016",
"The researchers even found evidence of these human-loving cats at the Viking port of Ralswiek on the Baltic Sea, says Geigl, and the Iranian port of Siraf, confirming that the faithful mousers commonly joined sailing crews. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian , 20 June 2017"
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"Beyond telling this overlooked story with verve and precision, Mr. Conefrey shows how the 1922 expedition anticipated many of the preoccupations of modern mountaineering . \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"This fall, Samsara debuted standalone training programs, available online, centered on specific pursuits like running, climbing, and mountaineering . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Grand Teton is an adventure playground, featuring iconic mountaineering and backpacking routes, as well as world-class fishing and boating on Jackson Lake and the Snake River. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Why is ski mountaineering is being added to an Italian Olympics? \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In terms of the content here, this Netflix documentary explores Nepal\u2019s deep connection to high-altitude mountaineering . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Jan. 2022",
"China currently maintains stiff border restrictions due to COVID-19, and the mountaineering site Explorersweb reports that the country is likely to forbid foreign climbers from crossing its borders in 2022. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"Machu Picchu, a complex of stone structures sitting atop a mountain , was built more than 500 years ago by the Incas, whose empire controlled large swaths of South America from what is today southern Ecuador to central Chile. \u2014 CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Great story about the Golden State Warriors getting back to the mountaintop . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"The model shared a carousel of photos on Instagram showing her and Booker in what appeared to be a mountaintop escape, complete with wooden panels and a roaring fireplace. \u2014 Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The mountaintop lot of this two-bedroom home looks out on the mountains and forest. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 10 Apr. 2022",
"So far planters have only ni bbled around the buffer zones of the mountaintop pine forests where the butterflies spend the winter before heading back to the United States and Canada. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"So far planters have only nibbled around the buffer zones of the mountaintop pine forests where the butterflies spend the winter before heading back to the United States and Canada. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Feb. 2022",
"So far planters have only nibbled around the buffer zones of the mountaintop pine forests where the butterflies spend the winter before heading back to the United States and Canada. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, chicagotribune.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"So far planters have only ni bbled around the buffer zones of the mountaintop pine forests where the butterflies spend the winter before heading back to the United States and Canada. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 16 Feb. 2022",
"This mountaintop acts like a doorstop, blocking the glacier\u2019s forward progress. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jeremy Allaire a chance to crow about his better mousetrap . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Building a better mousetrap is a great way to onramp users into the digital realm. \u2014 Kathleen Walch, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"His $1,500 mousetrap , introduced in 1977, came with a laser beam to detect mice and a polished walnut base. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Catwoman has always been an antagonist and a mousetrap for Batman, but she's never really been his lone love interest. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Building a better mousetrap is innovative, not anticompetitive. \u2014 Stephen Moore, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"For them, the focus is primarily on making a better mousetrap , in this case devising a self-driving car, and little energy goes toward the aims of marketing or promoting their wares. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Cyber-criminals and pranksters are always looking to defy the next better mousetrap . \u2014 Mark Nevins, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"What Zeller has done has built a mousetrap for Anthony and for the audience: a portrait of encroaching dementia as seen from the point of view of the demented. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"All of that seems to have been forgotten, though, in the rush to better mousetrap the category with extreme levels of brightness, unconventional form factors, solar charging, and other needless complication. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024723"
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"Middle English mounten, monten \"to rise up, ascend, get up onto (a horse), add up (to),\" borrowed from Anglo-French monter, munter (transitive) \"to climb (something), get up onto (a horse), add up to, set up, prepare,\" (intransitive) \"to go upward, get on horseback, go up in the world, rise in intensity\" (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Vulgar Latin *mont\u0101re, derivative of Latin mont-, mons \"mountain, hill\" \u2014 more at mount entry 1":"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Located roughly 45 minutes from Salt Lake City airport in Utah, and therefore ideal for travelers seeking mountain time closer to home, the hotel quickly transports guests to a cozy European ski chalet with a plethora of modern delights. \u2014 Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Sierra sun was soft and gentle at 11,000 feet, and there was no reason to rush at a pace any faster than high- mountain time . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Very much looking forward to my first mountain time zone NCAA Tournament, which I was robbed of last year. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Texas is in two time zones, central and mountain time . \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Pogacar, who celebrates his 22nd birthday on Monday, is the youngest winner since 1904, sealing his triumph with a sensational performance in the mountain time trial on the penultimate stage. \u2014 Paul Gittings, CNN , 20 Sep. 2020",
"Thomas has said that his race with Froome will be more like a mountain time trial, a steadier, more measured effort, but no one knows precisely how the race could develop for the leaders. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 24 July 2018"
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"French \u2014 more at musketeer":""
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"1705, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccm\u00fc-s\u00e4-\u02c8k\u00e4",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Egyptian moussaka foregoes both the b\u00e9chamel of the Greek version and the usual ground beef, so all attention is given to the eggplant, roasted in tomato sauce until the flesh goes lush. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Other moussaka recipes use potato slices, which tend to need a fair amount of salt for seasoning. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 22 Feb. 2020",
"Take your time exploring the farm, with everything from papaya trees to baby peacocks, before trying the house salad packed with fresh-picked greens or the sweet potato moussaka . \u2014 Shannon Sims, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
"His moussaka \u2014baked eggplant with zucchini, potato, and fresh tomatoes\u2014is also a draw. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2019",
"The fast-casual restaurant serves steak gyros, lamb shank youvetsi, chicken souvlaki and moussaka . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Feast on gyros, moussaka , spanakopita and other Greek delights at the 41st Taste of Greece at St. Paul\u2019s Greek Orthodox Church. \u2014 Sara Cagle, latimes.com , 26 June 2019",
"And for those who already clearly know their moussaka , their tzatziki and their baklava, this is just like home. \u2014 Joan Cary, Aurora Beacon-News , 8 July 2018",
"But what food and prices: hummus and assorted salads, kebabs, moussaka , and the like, plus Abali yogurt soda and Burg apple nonalcoholic beer to wash it down. \u2014 Michael Klein, Philly.com , 24 Jan. 2018"
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"Modern Greek mousakas , from Turkish musakka , from dialect Arabic (Egypt) musagga\u02bda , literally, chilled":""
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"noun"
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"a jar of styling mousse",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For those in the market for one of the best self-tanners money can buy, consider adding this deal on St. Tropez's bronzing mousse to your shopping cart. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 July 2022",
"The new dessert is a white and dark chocolate mousse stones, olive oil basil cake, lemon foam and dark cocoa soil. \u2014 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"The classic mousse recipe has a base of chocolate or fruit for dessert (though there are also savory versions). \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Leave-in conditioners and mousse can be reapplied directly onto the braids to further hydrate. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
"Garnier Fructis is dedicated to creating an entire collection to enhance your curls with products like conditioning cream, creation mousse and reactivating milk spray. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Aged four years on the lees, this bubbly has a creamy mousse -like texture and vibrant rich notes of pear and apple. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The salon owner adds that a tight-hold mousse or the balm-like Liquid Spell from Davines on wet or dry hair will do the trick. \u2014 Amina Ayoud, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"Air Brow gel is perfectly pigmented, fluffs flawlessly, and has a mousse -like texture that makes sure my brows don\u2019t look plastic-y or crunchy. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"L\u2019Or\u00e9al's version, which transforms from clay to mousse when wet, comes in three variations: Detox and Brighten, Red Algae, and Eucalyptus. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 24 Aug. 2017"
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"French, literally, froth, moss, from Old French mosse , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German mos moss \u2014 more at moss":"Noun"
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"salmon mousseline"
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"\u02ccm\u00fcs-\u02c8l\u0113n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carson, a former pastry chef for Michael Mina\u2019s restaurant group, also is overseeing the pastry program with French dessert classics such as chocolate souffl\u00e9 and a gateaux St. Honor\u00e9 with pecan mousseline . \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The chicken ballotine, stuffed with truffle mousseline and served with the dumplings known as gnudi, involves removing the bird\u2019s skin in one piece, says Peet, who adds that the main course takes two days from start to finish. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"With Daniel Humm at the helm, Claridge\u2019s Davies and Brook is serving London\u2019s most extravagant Thanksgiving meal this year, with foie gras to start, followed by a choice of lobster tail, roasted turkey with Brussel sprouts, and potato mousseline . \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"More surprising for Mar fans will be the classic dover sole slathered in a sorrel mousseline and salmon caviar, and the Truffled Turbot et L\u00e9gumes des Jardins, turbot wrapped in a crispy jacket of thin sliced potatoes. \u2014 Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country , 27 Sep. 2021",
"At the Odeon, Clark would get to execute dishes that outshined traditional French brasserie food, like with his mousseline of asparagus with artichoke cream or his saut\u00e9ed calf\u2019s liver with radishes and turnips. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Over the years, Lesage has produced the fashion house\u2019s signature tweeds in fabulously intricate and colorful weaves of mousseline , wool, pearls and ribbon. \u2014 Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2020",
"To be served: \u2022 Escargot with fennel mousseline , smoked bacon, crimini mushrooms and garlic croutons. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Fisher could\u2019ve just used dark meat or white, but makes chicken mousseline instead. \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019"
],
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"French, literally, muslin \u2014 more at muslin":""
},
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"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133837"
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"\u2014 used especially before an identifying name Mount Everest"
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": to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution":[
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": a jewelry setting":[],
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": a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope":[]
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"\u02c8mau\u0307nt"
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"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
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"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Their troubles have continued to mount .",
"The pressure mounted as the crisis continued.",
"The cowboy mounted his horse and then quickly dismounted.",
"She mounted her bicycle and rode away."
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English munt, mont, mount, in part going back to Old English munt, borrowed from Latin mont-, mons ; in part borrowed from Anglo-French munt, mount (continental Old French mon, mont ), going back to Latin mont-, mons \"mountain, hill, towering heap, pile,\" derivative, with the suffix *-ti-, of Indo-European *mon- \"elevation, height,\" whence also, from a base *monii\u032fo-, Welsh mynydd \"mountain,\" Old Cornish menit (Cornish meneth ), Old Breton monid (Breton menez )":"Noun",
"Middle English mounten, monten \"to rise up, ascend, get up onto (a horse), add up (to),\" borrowed from Anglo-French monter, munter (transitive) \"to climb (something), get up onto (a horse), add up to, set up, prepare,\" (intransitive) \"to go upward, get on horseback, go up in the world, rise in intensity\" (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Vulgar Latin *mont\u0101re, derivative of Latin mont-, mons \"mountain, hill\" \u2014 more at mount entry 1":"Verb",
"derivative of mount entry 2":"Noun"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140232"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140238"
},
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"noun"
],
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144502"
},
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"noun"
],
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": a bushy-tailed wood rat ( Neotoma cinerea ) of the western U.S.":[]
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150359"
},
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"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152129"
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"noun"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152948"
},
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"noun"
],
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154219"
},
"mountain tea":{
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"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161121"
},
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"noun"
],
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": a prostrate or suberect shrub ( Dacrydium laxifolium ) of New Zealand with slender trailing branches":[]
},
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"noun"
],
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": delaine sense 1":[]
},
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"-d\u0259\u02c8l\u0101n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, woolen muslin":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165831"
},
"mountainward":{
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],
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": toward the mountains":[]
},
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"\u02c8mau\u0307nt\u1d4anw\u0259(r)d",
"-t\u0259\u0307n-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174444"
},
"mountain spinach":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": garden orache":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175920"
},
"mouse gray":{
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"noun"
],
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": a brownish gray that is lighter, stronger, and slightly yellower than taupe, yellower and lighter than chocolate, and lighter and slightly redder and stronger than castor":[]
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"mouse galago":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a West African galago ( Galago demidoffi )":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184516"
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"mountain sumac":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": american mountain ash":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190704"
},
"mountain spleenwort":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a spleenwort ( Asplenium montanum ) of eastern North America":[]
},
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],
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": any of several small suckers of the genus Pantosteus widely distributed in upland areas of the western U.S.":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204120"
},
"mousseline de soie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a silk muslin having a crisp finish":[]
},
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"\u02ccm\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113n-d\u0259-\u02c8sw\u00e4",
"\u02ccm\u00fcs-\u02c8l\u0113n-"
],
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"French, literally, silk muslin":""
},
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204420"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a method of propagation in which various woody-stemmed plants (as currants, gooseberries, quinces) are cut back to the ground in early spring and the new shoots that they develop are covered with soil to a depth of six to eight inches to induce root growth which forms individual plants that can be removed in the fall":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212749"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": Mountain Time observed during that part of the year when Daylight Saving Time is not in effect":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215324"
},
"mountain spruce":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": engelmann spruce":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231525"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a new shoot of a woody plant (as a currant bush) that has been mounded with earth to induce it to root":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234525"
},
"mound burial":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the practice of laying a corpse on the surface and covering it with earth or stones or of heaping up a mound of soil and sinking a grave into it \u2014 compare barrow entry 1 sense 2":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-000403"
},
"Mound Builder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a prehistoric American Indian people whose extensive earthworks are found from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River valley to the Gulf of Mexico":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003151"
},
"mound bird":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": megapode":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004559"
},
"mound ant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": meat ant":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005242"
},
"mou":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00fc",
"\u02c8mau\u0307"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Chinese (Pekingese) mou 3 , mu 3":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020120"
}
}
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